Flora of North America species comparison

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Aeschynomene histrix

porcupine jointvetch

Aeschynomene histrix
Distribution
from USDA
Mexico; Central America; South America [Introduced, Florida]
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

Varieties 5 (1 in the flora).

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 11.
Parent taxa Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Aeschynomene
Sibling taxa
A. americana, A. fluitans, A. indica, A. pratensis, A. rudis, A. villosa, A. virginica, A. viscidula
Subordinate taxa
A. histrix var. incana
Synonyms Secula histrix
Name authority Poiret in J. Lamarck et al.: Encycl., suppl. 4: 77. (1816) — (as Ae schinomene)
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